Royal Art: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a secret critic
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/1530 - 9 September 1569) was one of the most prominent artists of the Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, well known for his landscapes and his peasant scenes. Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Census at Bethlehem (1566) own picture taken in 2016 Personal life In 1551, Bruegel became a free master in the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp. Later he traveled to France and Italy. The painter visited Rome and he had probably reached Sicily. In 1554/1555, Bruegel returned to Antwerp, then it was the publishing center of Northern Europe. There he made over 40 prints for Hieronymus Cock, an important print publisher. In 1563, Bruegel was married in Brussels to Mayken Coecke, a daughter of the painters Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Mayken Verhulst. Bruegel and his wife had at least 3 children inter alia: Pieter Bruegel the Younger and Jan Bruegel the Elder. Pieter I Bruegel - The Fall of Icarus (around 1560's) own picture taken in 201